- Montrose Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
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Montrose Burghs Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons 1832–1950 Number of members One Replaced by North Angus & Mearns and South Angus Created from Aberdeen Burghs and Perth Burghs Montrose Burghs was a district of burghs constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1950.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent the parliamentary burghs of Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Inverbervie.
In 1950, Montrose, Brechin and Inverbervie were merged into North Angus and Mearns, and Arbroath and Forfar were merged into South Angus.
Members of Parliament
Election Member Party 1832 Horatio Ross 1835 Patrick Chalmers 1842 by-election Joseph Hume 1855 by-election William Edward Baxter Liberal 1885 John Shiress Will Liberal 1896 by-election John Morley Liberal 1908 by-election Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt Liberal 1918 John Leng Sturrock Liberal 1924 Robert Hutchison Liberal 1930 Independent Liberal 1931 National Liberal 1932 by-election Charles Kerr National Liberal 1940 by-election John Scott Maclay National Liberal 1950 constituency abolished: see North Angus & Mearns and South Angus Election results
General Election 1945: Montrose Burghs [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National John Maclay 13,966 Labour T A MacNair 10,011 By-election 1940: Montrose Burghs [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National John Maclay unopposed General Election 1935: Montrose Burghs [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Lt Col Charles Kerr DSO MC 15,198 Labour J.E. Harper 6,632 By-election 1932: Montrose Burghs[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal National Lt Col Charles Kerr DSO MC 7,963 Labour Rt Hon Tom Kennedy 7,030 SNP D. Emslie 1,996 General Election 1924: Montrose Burghs [5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Robert Hutchison 9,226 Labour T. Barron 6,914 General Election 1923: Montrose Burghs [6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Leng Sturrock 8,717 Labour J. Carnegie 7,032 General Election 1918: Montrose Burghs [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Coalition Liberal John Leng Sturrock 9,309 Labour H.N. Brailsford 2,940 General Election Dec 1910: Montrose Burghs [8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt 3,878 Conservative William Low 2,155 General Election Jan 1910: Montrose Burghs [9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt 3,606 Labour Joseph Burgess 1,888 Conservative William Low 1,592 General Election 1906: Montrose Burghs[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Rt Hon John Morley 4,416 Conservative Lt-Col Alexander Sprot 1,922 General Election 1900: Montrose Burghs[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Rt Hon John Morley 3,960 Liberal Unionist John Birrell Don 2,390 By-election 22 Feb 1896: Montrose Burghs[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Rt Hon John Morley 4,565 Liberal Unionist John Wilson 2,572 General Election 1895: Montrose Burghs[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Shiress Will QC 3,594 Liberal Unionist George Washington Baxter 2,462 General Election 1892: Montrose Burghs[14] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Shiress Will QC 2,941 Liberal Unionist Robert Arthur Lockhart 2,090 General Election 1886: Montrose Burghs [15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Shiress Will QC 3,357 Liberal Unionist Arthur Patton 2,088 General Election 1885: Montrose Burghs [16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Shiress Will QC 3,532 Liberal Alexander Gordon 2,779 Conservative Alexander Mackenzie LLD 963 General Election 1868: Montrose Burghs [17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal William Edward Baxter 3,199 Col. Macdonald 1,027 References
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1946
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
- ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
- ^ WhitakeDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ WhitakeDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ WhitakeDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
- Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
Categories:- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1832
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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